Remes, Raymond O.

January 18, 2004

REMES, Raymond O.

Raymond O. Remes, 84, beloved husband of Catherine (Farris) Remes of East Hartford died peacefully in the presence of his family on Tuesday, (January 13, 2004) at Baystate Hospital in Springfield, MA. He fought a long and courageous battle with serious illness right up until his death. He was born January 30, 1919 in Ludlow, VT. The son of chicken farmers, the late Henry and Lydia Remes who came to America from Finland. Raymond served with the Army during World War II. He was employed full time before his retirement by Monoco and Sons in Glastonbury. He did many things with his life. Amongst them, he ran his own business 'Bob and Rays', was an avid semi-pro golfer and owned and raced a stock car. He was predeceased by a brother, Theodore Remes and a son-in-law, David J. Brown. Besides his wife, he sadly leaves behind a sister, Gertrude Remes of Vermont; a son, Barry Remes of Pennsylvania; two daughters, Gloria Cabot of Oregon and Etta Brown of Connecticut; and several grandchildren and friends. He also leaves behind several adored pets. A memorial in honor of this true gentleman will be held in Vernon at George's Restaurant, Quality Inn, Rte. 83 on Saturday, January 24 at 12:30 p.m. Carmon Funeral Home has care of arrangements.